Augie

As someone who has to pay for airfare, hotel, rental car and meals, an extra $100 or whatever is a drop in the bucket. Maybe I should be more frugal, but I like the peace of mind knowing everything is locked up before I leave my house and spend the rest of the money.

When you are talking about that many digits, taxes become a VERY real and legitimate concern. My wife got a 6% “tax raise” when we left Florida. An NFL contract is an NFL contract. Melvin Ingram is almost exactly the same age as Von Miller, but Von Miller is much younger. It’s all good! .

Wow! Definitely easy to like. He seems like a guy we would target. Fingers crossed!

We can hope, right? And we will have made the world a better place! WIN/WIN!!!

Main St in Williamsville is very close to the airport, has a decent Hampton Inn and many bars and restaurants in easy walking distance. Sometimes I spend some time downtown, but Williamsville is where I grew up and it’s a great option. Downtown is full of good options as well. Just to pound home the point, do NOT be afraid of good seats in the upper bowl. The view is surprisingly good. But don’t settle for the ugly ducklings if it’s your first time. Look at your total travel budget and consider the minor increase to improve the experience central to your whole mission…..being at the stadium and seeing a Bills home game live!

I get that point. If I was happy with getting $300 for my tix, and I get $300 for my tix, why be upset? You got what you asked for. I ALSO get the lack of transparency could be irritating. If you had a real estate broker who listed your house for $300k, and sold it for $400k while keeping the extra $100k you’d be pissed. There is a lack of rigid regulation and transparency that would bug me. I only buy tickets a few times a year, and those SH fees tick me off probably more than they should. I just know someone on the other end is getting screwed along with me. I wish there was a better way that was easy. I guess you pay for convenience. .

My son watched a Bills game while on his honeymoon in Hawaii last season. Big grin cracking a beer in a sports bar who opened practically at the crack of dawn for football fans! They either had no rules or found a way around them.

With that background, I go glass half full and hope he’s the guy to know the difference and does all the right things. I won’t judge you by your family, unless it’s how you overcame. THAT is always beautiful.

Dozens are expected. I meant to book a hotel room a few weeks ago for the first two weeks. Cancel the away week. I would have whiffed with a Thursday night and then a Monday night. The cost of fame! .

Nice commute! My road game was Cincinnati where my college buddy has season tix, one with my name on it. WAIT! January 2 at night? I might stand for the cold, but I have to see what holiday schedules look like for the family. Yeah, that’s how I’ll sell it…….

My plan is yes. I try to make the opener and one road game.

Face it! Fourteen year old boys have few memories as fond as that night beating the Raiders in the end. It’s a special childhood memory.

I thought we agreed to keep this quiet! Sssshhhhh! Monday night opener threw me, I must admit.

Wow…..I haven’t been to a Monday Night game since Ahmad Rashad beat the Raiders. That was one long line getting out of the parking lot. Loved every minute of it listening to the post game show. Amazingly vivid memory. I planned on the opener, I didn’t plan on a Monday night!

Our team looked like that for faaaarrrrr too long.

I’d prefer to finish strong……and pray for the best early. Our first half and second half are VERY different!

I’m not arguing, just balancing the bad juju vibe. We respect every opponent and never take anyone lightly. Let us not be forced to watch anything like the Jags game last year…….. ever again!

My buddy with Bengals season tickets had one lined up for me. Monday Night game is cool, January 2 in the evening may be freezing. I’m old and I’ve lived in the south for the last 40 years. Give me a break!

They could use a lesson in branding. 🤷‍♂️

I trust our guys to both evaluate and develop DB’s. It takes both. Where you land matters, and I think that is true for Elam as much as for a QB. I’m on team Elam here. .

I remember sitting around the dinner table in the late 60’s fighting with my sister over who got to go to the Raiders game that year. (That’s when we went from 2 to 4 seats.) Nothing has changed in that regard. Who gets the primo stuff and who gets the cold, wet Sunday in late December vs the Jags? I love the idea, but I’m not smart enough to tell you how to make it work. I welcome any good ideas! PS - Fergy is my hero for championing this, and I think he should get one extra ping pong ball in the game picking draw! That seems fair. .

It’s wine time, of course!

Jerry and Addison are part of the youth movement in Houston. Have I mentioned how much I love Beane?

I knew he was at least very “reliable”, but this is almost superhuman. That’s a combination of incredible durability, high character and plain old luck. You don’t realize it when a guy just shows up and plays every game, so that snuck up on me. WOW!

That just goes to show how absolutely INCREDIBLE Bruce Smith was! Best of luck to Jerry moving forward. He deserves it, unless he’s playing the Bills. I hope changing his jersey helps him get some holding calls going forward! .